The courage to compete: living with cerebral palsy and following my dreams
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Contributors:
Kaye, Elizabethauthor. Author
ISBN:
9780062363916
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MG+
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|---|---|
| Grouping Title | courage to compete living with cerebral palsy and following my dreams |
| Grouping Author | abbey curran |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-05-21 05:08:36AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-05-22 05:09:13AM |
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The former beauty pageant contestant and activist describes her childhood growing up with cerebral palsy, her decision to compete in beauty pageants against the odds, and her charity work helping other young women with physical disabilities.
A remarkable memoir by Miss Iowa USA Abbey Curran about living with cerebral palsy, competing in Miss USA, and her inspiring work with young women who have disabilities. Abbey was born with cerebral palsy, but early on she resolved to never let it limit her. Abbey made history when she became the first contestant with a disability to win a major beauty pageant. After earning the title of Miss Iowa, she went on to compete in Miss USA. Growing up on a hog farm in Illinois, Abbey competed in local pageants despite naysayers who told her not to. After realizing her own dream, she went on to help other disabled girls achieve their goals by starting Miss You Can Do It, a national nonprofit pageant for girls and women with special needs and challenges, which became the subject of an HBO documentary with the same name. This is Abbey's story.
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9780062363916
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2015
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Beauty contestants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Beauty contests -- Illinois -- Kewanee -- Juvenile literature
Cerebral palsied -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Curran, Abbey, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
People with disabilities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Beauty contests -- Illinois -- Kewanee -- Juvenile literature
Cerebral palsied -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Curran, Abbey, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
People with disabilities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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The courage to compete : living with cerebral palsy and following my dreams
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The courage to compete : living with cerebral palsy and following my dreams / Abbey Curran with Elizabeth Kaye
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The courage to compete
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living with cerebral palsy and following my dreams
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Beauty contestants
Beauty contests
Cerebral palsied
Curran, Abbey
People with disabilities
Beauty contests
Cerebral palsied
Curran, Abbey
People with disabilities
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